Theatre Scheduler

Barts Health Nhs Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS healthcare provider in the City of Westminster is seeking a scheduler to cover maternity leave. The role involves booking patients for pre-assessment appointments and surgery, collaborating with specialty managers, and developing efficient scheduling processes. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic team player focused on patient care within a respected healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Book patients in for pre-assessment appointments and surgery.
• Collaborate with speciality managers and clinicians to monitor performance.
• Develop efficient and effective systems of work for patient scheduling.

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated team player to take up the position of scheduler to cover maternity leave.

The post holder will join the centralised scheduling service that is responsible for booking patients in for their pre-assessment appointments and surgery at the Royal London Hospital. We have a large well-staffed centralised scheduling department responsible for booking all surgery in the three operating theatre suites at the Royal London Hospital site.

You will also work closely with speciality managers and clinicians to monitor performance and develop new approaches to meet the challenging scheduling needs that the Royal London Hospital poses over the coming years.

Responsibilities (illustrative)

• Book patients in for pre-assessment appointments and surgery as part of the centralised scheduling service.
• Collaborate with speciality managers and clinicians to monitor performance and improve scheduling processes.
• Develop efficient and effective systems of work to ensure good communication, patient choice, and a personal and responsive service.
• Conform to Trust Access policy with national and local Access targets, and follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) describing role functions and timescales.

About the Organisation

The Royal London Hospital is the largest of six hospitals that make up Barts Health, the largest NHS Trust in the UK, serving a community of over 1.2 million people in east London and beyond. The hospital is home to an internationally renowned medical school and one of the UK's largest children’s hospitals. It is also home to the London Air Ambulance, providing world-leading trauma and emergency care which brings its own unique scheduling challenges.

Barts Health is one of the country’s largest NHS trusts and a leading healthcare provider. The group is on an improvement journey to become outstanding, with a world-class clinical reputation and a focus on delivering high standards of harm-free care in a safe and compassionate environment.

Our Values

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. This means: being a provider of excellent patient safety, delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care, and ensuring patients are cared for in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, where our WeCare values and behaviours are visible and guide how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value differences and advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.